Hello and happy Monday! The heat! My god the heat! Hope you guys managed to stay cool over the record-breaking weekend.

Ok, we have some great events coming up so let's jump in:

Wisepunk: “The Startup Conf That Breaks All The Rules"

Wisepunk is a new, unconventional startup conference aimed at entrepreneurs that will feature world-class speakers such as the founders of Typeform, Glovo, Fintonic along with live DJs, adult beverages and networking in a 70’s-style cinema. If you're looking to have a great time while learning from the best, this is the place for you. Join us next week on Friday, July 12th by using our exclusive link that will give you 30€ off your ticket here

SaaStock Local Barcelona: Growth Marketing Strategies

SaaStock Local is back in town this Thursday! Focusing exclusively on growth marketing strategies to scale SaaS firms, a star-studded line up featuring marketing managers from Typeform, Travelperk, Marfeel & Red Points will share their secrets to exponential growth. Secure your ticket at a 40% discount with our exclusive discount code: barcinno40

Ok, that's it from me. Have a great week and we'll see you out there!

Startup & Investment News

• Spanish biotech startup Sanifit raises a €55M series D round

• Catalan startup Wallbox closes a €15M investment round

• Spain-based car subscription startup Bipi lands €6.5M

• Spanish SaaS startup RatedPower receives €2M H2020 loan

• Spanish AI startup Predictiva secures a €1M investment from the EU's H2020 program

• Barcelona startup Imotion Analytics has been selected for Renfe's TrenLab accelerator 

• Travelperk's CEO Avi Meir launched a Twitter storm about startup culture

• Glovo is still not allowed to sell medicine via its platform according to latest court ruling

• Spanish startups raised €81.3M in June and are on course to break last year's investment record

VC, investment & crowdfunding news:

• Bankinter launches MBV fund which will invest €200M in startups based in Silicon Valley

• Overview of the current VC ecosystem in Spain

Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories:

• IQS Next Tech, Spain’s first industrial acceleration program, launches new edition which will bring The Most Promising Industrial Startup to China

• Ship2B is looking for social impact startups to join their Tech4Health accelerator program; apply until 7th of July

• Catalan bank CaixaBank, Global Payments and Ingenico invest €5M to launch Zone2boost, a new fintech startup program

• XR4ALL is launching an open call to fund XR (VR & AR) solutions

Barcelona startup profiles, interviews & success stories:

• Cyberclick: CEO & Co-Founder David Tomàs talks about how to create the perfect team for your company

• Go Zero Waste App: the app that enables a plastic-free shopping and a zero waste lifestyle

• HolaHome: letting owners and tenants manage their apartment & parking rental in one single app

• Tapp Water: intelligent water filters against pollutants

Tech News

• The Catalan Government attracted 20% more FDI projects in 2018 which created 5.500 jobs

• Catalan pharma giant Grifols to invest €1.4B by 2022

• Barcelona's tech district 22@ led the demand for office space in Barcelona with 128K square meters in 2018, a 14% increase

• Portuguese startup wins Smart Catalonia Challenge

• Two Spanish women have been selected by the EU Commission into a group of 22 experts who will lead the strategy of the European Innovation Council

Newsworthy tech stories affecting all of Spain:

• El Corte Inglés is trying once again to sell Iecisa, its IT subsidiary, after failing to do so last November

• El Corte Inglés is also currently working with Alibaba on redesigning their website to create a personalized shopping UX

• Video streaming giants Netflix and HBO paid just €3K and €45K respectively in taxes in Spain in 2018

Good Reads

• 4 Ingredients That Put Barcelona On The Startup Map

• Spain’s fight against unpaid overtime (by BBC)

• "Barcelona has world-class science that needs to be invested in", Guy Nohra, General Partner at Alta Life Sciences

Great Events This Week

• Mon, 1 July: Digital Transformation: Clínic Health Tech

• Tue, 2 July @18:30: Introduction to NLP

• Wed, 3 July @18:30: Founders Insights: How AI is affecting different marketing channels

• Thu, 4 July @18:00: SaaStock Local Barcelona: Growth Marketing Strategies

See the full event calendar here.

Startup Jobs In Barcelona

• IoMob is recruiting a:

• - Software Engineer - Mobile / React Native

• - UX/UI designer

• Carts Guru is looking for a:

• - Social Media & Content Specialist

• - Community & Growth Hacker

• Bourbon Creative is hiring a Digital Marketer

See the full job board here.